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Music and Technology: Algorithmic and Generative Music

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21M.380
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2016English
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This course examines the history, techniques, and aesthetics of mechanical and computer-aided approaches to algorithmic music composition and generative music systems. Through creative hands-on projects, readings, listening assignments, and lectures, students will explore a variety of historical and contemporary approaches. Diverse tools and systems will be employed, including applications in Python, MIDI, Csound, SuperCollider, and Pure Data.

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